WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2025 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 2076
By Delegate Maynor
[Introduced ; referredto the Committee on ]
A BILL to amend and reenact §60-7-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; related to authorizing the use of self-pour automated systems for nonintoxicating beer, cider, and wine by the drink on licensee premises.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
## Article 7. Licenses to Private Clubs.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code to the contrary, licensees are hereby authorized to sell, tender, and serve alcoholic liquors by the drink and as otherwise authorized by the provisions of §60-1-1 et seq., §60-8-1 et seq., and §60-8A-1 et seq. of this code, other than in sealed packages, for consumption on the premises of the licensees, to their members and their guests in accordance with the provisions of this article, rules of the commissioner and as authorized under §60-6-8 of this code. The licensees may keep and maintain on their premises a supply of those lawfully acquired alcoholic liquors in such quantities as may be appropriate for the conduct of operations thereof.
(b) Authorization for use of self-pour automated systems for nonintoxicating beer, cider, and wine.
(1) A licensee authorized pursuant to this article to sell alcoholic liquor and/or nonintoxicating, beer, cider or wine for on-premises consumption may use a self-pour automated system that, upon activation of a payment card by the licensee, may be operated to dispense nonintoxicating beer, cider not exceeding six percent alcohol by volume and wine to the following: (A) An employee of the licensee who is authorized by law to serve alcoholic beverages, or (B) a person whom the licensee has verified to be 21 years of age or older who displays a government-issued identification card that matches the name on the payment card. Such verification that a person is 21 years of age or older shall be recorded by the licensee or an employee of the licensee.
(2) A self-pour automated system authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall not dispense a serving of more than (1) 32 ounces of nonintoxicating beer, (2) 32 ounces of cider not exceeding six percent alcohol by volume, or (3) 10 ounces of wine, before the payment card is reactivated by the licensee or an employee of the licensee.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the use of self-pour automated systems for nonintoxicating beer, cider, and wine by the drink on licensee premises.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.